Story Behind The Song
A man tries to down his sorrows.
| Song Length |
3:10 |
Genre |
Folk - General, Folk - General |
| Tempo |
Medium Fast (131 - 150) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Heartbreaking |
Subject |
Heartbreak |
| Similar Artists |
Loudon Wainwright III |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
If I'm Not Drunk
You made me think that I was something special
I thought that we were on such solid ground
This is by far the worst I've felt for oh so many years
If I'm not drunk, I've wasted lots of beer
You said the two of us would last forever
Nothing ever would tear us apart
All you left behind you was a river full of tears
If I'm not drunk, I've wasted lots of beer
Chorus
Hanging round with you was the best time that I've had
Nothing else mattered any more
But when you split , that was it
I completely fell apart
Now I'm like the sea without a shore
Verse
And now you see an empty shell before you
A lifeless soul with no reason to be
The last place I want to be is anywhere near here
If I'm not drunk, I've wasted lots of beer
Chorus
Hanging round with you was the best time that I've had
Nothing else mattered any more
But when you split , that was it
I completely fell apart
Now I'm like the sea without a shore
Verse
And now I face a future so uncertain
Where I go from here I've not a clue
I'm anxious, stressed out, paranoid, enveloped by such fear
If I'm not drunk, I've wasted lots of beer
© Robin Grimmond 2014